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Guardian www.guardian.co.tt Thursday, April 24, 2014
THANK YOU
My grateful thanks to the kind man
who helped me up and drove me to
the St James Infirmary when I fell on
Tragarete Road on April 16th.
G
June Le Blanc
0424063
YVONNE WEBB
Point Fortin Mayor Clyde Paul
says he intends to use the 2014
Borough Day celebrations to
bring attention to this part of the
country.
Her said it seemed as though
the oil and gas-rich town had been
singled out by the People s Part-
nership administration for pun-
ishment as money was being spent
everywhere except in the borough.
"I want to tell people to be more
mindful of what is happening in
Point Fortin. Borough Day is not
just to jump and wine and fete.
Use it to bring attention to this
part of our country," he added.
Speaking at one of the support-
ing events at the launch of the
event on April 19, Paul said the
Borough Day activities could boost
the local economy and help the
burgesses in light of problems they
were experiencing with central
government.
He said annually more than
30,000 visitors and residents con-
verge in Point Fortin for the annual
celebration, yet the district s hos-
pital was not equipped for an
emergency.
"We had the best maternity
ward years ago, now it is under-
staffed. People say if you want to
die, go to Point Fortin Hospital,"
he added.
The idea of a new hospital for
the borough at a different location
has been tossed around by suc-
cessive governments.
Recently in Parliament Point
Fortin MP Paula Gopee-Scoon said
there was absolutely no way she
could go back to the people seeking
a third term without a hospital.
Paul also pointed out that
improvements to the Civic Centre,
which should have been trans-
formed into a Performing Arts
Centre, has stalled.
So too, he said, the Mahaica
Oval project as the Ministry of
Sports had refused to approve
money for its upgrade.
"Young, potential footballers are
afraid to play here. The accom-
modation is inadequate. I am ask-
ing for $1 million to fix Mahaica
so young boys could exhibit their
skills," he added.
He also called for the introduc-
tion of a water taxi service from
Point Fortin to San Fernando to
help ease the burden of residents,
who sometimes have to leave
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Port-of-Spain and return home
after 7.30 pm.
Paul said such a service would
make it much easier for people
wishing to participate in the cel-
ebrations, rather than being stuck
in traffic for hours.
Despite these shortcomings, he
said, there were a lot of good things
happening in the borough and
invited the rest of the country to
come and enjoy what they had to
offer for the 25th anniversary of
the celebrations.
One of the main events is the
Point Fortin Borough Queen Pag-
eant and Mayor s Charity Ball,
which will take place this Friday
and Saturday respectively.
Next Wednesday, Point Fortin
Jazz, featuring jazz vocalist Vaugh-
nette Bigford, sitarist Mungal
Patasar, ace pan player Ken "Pro-
fessor" Philmore and others, will
take centre stage at the new Guapo
Beach facility.
Celebrations will culminate on
the weekend of May 3 and 4, with
J Ouvert, traditional mas and pan-
on-the-move, as well as a sailing
regatta and dragon boat festival.
The Caribbean Court
of Justice (CCJ) has
joined other regional
bodies to extend con-
dolences to the family
of Queen s Counsel Dr
Joseph Archibald.
Archibald, a citizen
of St Kitts and Nevis
and a longstanding
member of the Regional
Judicial Service and
Legal Service Commis-
sion (RJLSC), which
appoints judges to the
regional appellate court,
passed away at his
home in Tortola on
April 3.
In a release sent yes-
terday, the CCJ said the
region was fortunate to
have Archibald s con-
tribution during his dis-
tinguished and illustri-
ous career.
The CCJ s release
added: "Dr Archibald
was a fearless and out-
standing exemplar of
Region mourns passing of jurist
Mayor: Point festival
not only jump, wine
Point Fortin Mayor Clyde Paul
the fortitude with which
members on this and,
indeed, all responsible
institutions must serve."
The release also noted
that Archibald was
instrumental in the for-
mation of the CCJ and
the RJLSC.
"The records of the
commission attest to his
very potent contribu-
tions and uncompro-
mising stance on mat-
ters in defence of what
he considered best for
the commission and the
court, even when he
stood alone in opposi-
tion to his peers," the
release said.
Since his death, there
Victoria Sam, a first-year pupil of Mucurapo Primary School, St James, skips
during recess on the first day of school after the Easter break.
PHOTO: SHIRLEY BAHADUR
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Dr Joseph Archibald
have been numerous
tributes from regional
leaders, including the
Government of the
British Virgin Islands,
where his wife, Inez,
serves as deputy gover-
nor.